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Sounds like a lot of work. Why doesn't Facebook just build an admin portal so that law enforcement types can register themselves and then just be able to "star"

Sounds like a lot of work. Why doesn't Facebook just build an admin portal so that law enforcement types can register themselves and then just be able to "star" a user/group page on which they'd like information, fill out a short form for details (checkboxes, javascript date range, radio buttons, maybe a drop-down select) and submit it to the queue? This way, Fb engineers could issue them a help ticket and track the case along with the man, online through the portal without the need for pesky phone calls or emails.

jason_slack 16y ago
Well, if the US Gov suddenly invests in FaceBook, we will have an idea as to what is coming down the road for privacy. What you are proposing is an insane privacy violation and facilitates law enforcement just being able to 'watch for the sake of watching'...
- jsavimbi 15y ago
  My (joke) proposal for building a web portal for lazy criminal justice types is an insane privacy violation? Only if you could actually get them to find it and actually use it. Maybe I'll put hot, naked chicks on the home page like Pud used to. Something much better already exists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A
zalew 16y ago
> Why doesn't Facebook just build an admin portal so that law enforcement types can register themselves and then just be able to "star" a user/group page on which they'd like information, fill out a short form for details (checkboxes, javascript date range, radio buttons, maybe a drop-down select) and submit it to the queue? isn't your idea similar to what Assange is talking about? http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2011/05/02/wikileaks-founder-facebook-is-the-most-appalling-spy-machine-that-has-ever-been-invented/ http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2011/05/02/wikileaks-founder-... It’s not a matter of serving a subpoena, they have an interface they have developed for US Intelligence to use.
- rdl 16y ago
  Actually, for intelligence (vs. law enforcement), you'd just take tapes (well, SANs, probably) of raw data, with a custom search interface. It would be unacceptable to an intelligence agency to have to ask for individual records in many cases; the list of names they're looking for would leak a lot of information. They want raw data so they can run their own queries in-house. Same thing applies to any other provider. Western Union used to deliver actual tapes to the CIA daily. It's either done by the company officially, or by an employee at the company, usually an ex-military/government person working in the security department or otherwise placed to have access. Sometimes intelligence agencies set up "captive service providers" who bid exceptionally low to win access to juicy data streams (Israel and phone billing...).
eli 16y ago
Well, here's one reason why not: http://www.schneier.com/essay-306.html http://www.schneier.com/essay-306.html

jason_slack 16y ago

Well, if the US Gov suddenly invests in FaceBook, we will have an idea as to what is coming down the road for privacy. What you are proposing is an insane privacy violation and facilitates law enforcement just being able to 'watch for the sake of watching'...

jsavimbi 15y ago
My (joke) proposal for building a web portal for lazy criminal justice types is an insane privacy violation? Only if you could actually get them to find it and actually use it. Maybe I'll put hot, naked chicks on the home page like Pud used to. Something much better already exists: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Room_641A

zalew 16y ago

> Why doesn't Facebook just build an admin portal so that law enforcement types can register themselves and then just be able to "star" a user/group page on which they'd like information, fill out a short form for details (checkboxes, javascript date range, radio buttons, maybe a drop-down select) and submit it to the queue? isn't your idea similar to what Assange is talking about? http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2011/05/02/wikileaks-founder-facebook-is-the-most-appalling-spy-machine-that-has-ever-been-invented/ http://thenextweb.com/facebook/2011/05/02/wikileaks-founder-... It’s not a matter of serving a subpoena, they have an interface they have developed for US Intelligence to use.

rdl 16y ago
Actually, for intelligence (vs. law enforcement), you'd just take tapes (well, SANs, probably) of raw data, with a custom search interface. It would be unacceptable to an intelligence agency to have to ask for individual records in many cases; the list of names they're looking for would leak a lot of information. They want raw data so they can run their own queries in-house. Same thing applies to any other provider. Western Union used to deliver actual tapes to the CIA daily. It's either done by the company officially, or by an employee at the company, usually an ex-military/government person working in the security department or otherwise placed to have access. Sometimes intelligence agencies set up "captive service providers" who bid exceptionally low to win access to juicy data streams (Israel and phone billing...).

eli 16y ago

Well, here's one reason why not: http://www.schneier.com/essay-306.html http://www.schneier.com/essay-306.html